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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)
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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 37 points 1 year ago (9 children)

The Oxford comma is bad. The “and” conveys the end of the list just fine.

"We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin.": a guest list with three items.

"We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin.": JFK and Stalin are the strippers.

[–] Oswald_Buzzbald@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like commas. It conveys the need for a pause in the mental narration taking place as I read and write.

[–] MudMan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, which is exactly why you don't need one to finish lists. It makes it sound like you forgot the last thing. "Peaches, pears... eh... and apples".

[–] RedditExodus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

In the case of the Oxford comma it's more to distinguish between items in a list that are combined by the "and" or items in a list that are separate items. It's not used to indicate a pause in this scenario.

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